MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
79,595 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
2 x rear sill at wheel arch corroded
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Inner Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Inner Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Inner Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
exhaust corroded
o/s/f drumstick slight play
p.a.s pipes corroded at o/s/f
water coolant pipes corroded/leaking
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
How Reliable is the Ford Cougar?
Based on 152,057 MOT tests across 13,390 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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T897 BKX is a 1999 Ford Cougar in Black with a 1,998cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 9 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.
Across all 1999 Ford Cougar models, the average MOT pass rate is 65.6% with a typical mileage of 87,490 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Ford Cougar fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 11,699 recorded failures. If you're considering buying T897 BKX, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Cougar typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 27 years old, this Ford Cougar is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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T897 BKX is a 1999 Ford Cougar, first registered on 27 May 1999.
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